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1491670

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Uber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) he and (b) the former Chancellor have had with representatives from Uber since 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford South
	tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
	uin	42277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak grouped question UIN 42276 question first answered 05/09/2022 07:28:51 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1491669

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Uber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have held with representatives of Uber since 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford South
	tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
	uin	42276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak grouped question UIN 42277 question first answered 05/09/2022 07:28:51 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1473195

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met a representative of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers in person.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford South
	tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
	uin	24697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published as part of the Department’s transparency data. The Chancellor has not had any meetings with representatives of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers within the last reporting period for ministerial meetings (1 October to 31 December 2021).</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 04/07/2022 09:33:06 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1473118

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department last held in-person discussions with the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford South
	tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
	uin	24676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is responsible for the sector where most National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers are employed. The rail disputes are between individual employers and the trade unions, and it would not be prudent for Government to intervene in this relationship. Ministers encourage the unions to keep negotiating with Network Rail and the train operating companies, as the employers, to resolve this dispute. Ministers remain close to discussions that are taking place.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/06/2022 12:46:25 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1419540

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Food: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of rising food prices on working families.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford South
	tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
	uin	117915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>On 28 January 2022, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) restarted publication of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation series broken down by income decile. Publication of these series was previously suspended due to the unavailability of many items for price quotes during the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>We understand the pressure that a higher cost of living places on people, including increasing food prices. The government is working with international partners to tackle the global supply chain disruptions that are causing higher inflation, and is providing support worth around £12 billion this financial year and next to help families with the cost of living. Alongside this, the government has announced a package of support to help households with rising energy bills, worth £9.1 billion in 2022-23.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/02/2022 09:51:47 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1419539

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Food: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to control inflation on food prices.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford South
	tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
	uin	117914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>As the global economy recovers, many countries are experiencing high inflation, in part due to pressures from rising energy prices and disruptions to global supply chains. These global pressures are the main driver of higher inflation in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s commitment to price stability remains absolute. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is responsible for controlling inflation and since they became responsible for controlling inflation it has averaged close to the 2% target.</p><p> </p><p>We understand the pressure that a higher cost of living places on people. The government is working with international partners to tackle global supply chain disruption and providing support worth around £12 billion this financial year and next to help families with the cost of living. Alongside this, the government has announced a package of support to help households with rising energy bills, worth £9.1 billion in 2022-23.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/02/2022 09:48:41 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1419541

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Food: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) adequacy of the way in which the ONS (i) collects and (ii) reports food prices.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford South
	tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
	uin	117916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>The Consumer Prices Index and Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing inflation series are produced by the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) in line with international best practice and the Office for Statistics Regulation assess that it meets the highest standard of quality providing it with National Statistics status.</p><p> </p><p>This Government welcomes long-standing ONS plans to further improve the way it constructs inflation statistics, for example by incorporating scanner data into its price collections.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/02/2022 09:47:15 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1287311

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason his Department does not hold complaints in respect of the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme centrally.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford South
	tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
	uin	155457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>HM Treasury operates a complaints procedure to review and respond to expressions of dissatisfaction with the services provided by the department. The complaints procedure is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Separate procedures exist for questions or complaints about Government policy. If someone submitted an issue under the Treasury’s complaints procedure that concerned Government policy, the complaints team would pass this issue on to the relevant policy team.</p><p> </p><p>While the Treasury records a total figure for the amount of correspondence received regarding the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), this represents a wide range of suggestions, thoughts and concerns. It would not be reasonable for the Treasury to determine whether each individual piece of correspondence could informally constitute a “complaint” about the SEISS. Given this, this information is not recorded centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/03/2021 12:54:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1281195

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints (a) his Department and (b) HMRC received from self-employed people who were unable to access the self-employment income support scheme; and whether his Department has conducted an impact assessment for that scheme on people with protected characteristics.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford South
	tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
	uin	144876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The information requested in point (a) is not held centrally by HM Treasury, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>On point (b), the Customer Services Group at HMRC received 7,253 complaints about the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Of this number, 89 per cent were not fully upheld. Approximately 82 per cent of the total complaints were in relation to eligibility for the SEISS.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes equality considerations seriously and has been careful to give due regard to its Public Sector Equality Duties throughout its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In designing and refining the SEISS scheme, the Treasury undertook an analysis of how this may affect individuals with protected characteristics, in line with its Public Sector Equality Duty, and to ensure that equalities considerations inform the decisions taken by ministers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2021 12:11:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1204883

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Directors: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2020 to Question 52599, what (a) total and (b) median dividend income was reported by directors who reported total income of (a) less than £10,000, (b) £10,000-20,000, (c) £20,000-30,000, (d) £30,000-40,000 and (e) £40,000-50,000 in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford South
	tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
	uin	60891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>Individuals can report that they are a director, and whether this directorship is of a Close Company, to HMRC on their Self-Assessment return.</p><p> </p><p>The estimates are based on HMRC administrative data for the 2018/19 tax year. The data will not account for some late filing, those who have chosen not to report this information on the form, nor those who do not need to complete Self-Assessment returns.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number of directors of close companies and their income is set out in the table below. These numbers are rounded to the nearest 10,000 for individuals and the nearest £10 million for total dividends.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Income Reported</p></td><td><p><ul><li>60890</li></ul>Number of Close Company Directors</p></td><td><p><ul><li>60891</li></ul>Total dividend income of directors</p></td><td><p><ul><li>60891</li></ul>Median dividend income of directors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than £10k</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>£50m</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£10-20k</p></td><td><p>220,000</p></td><td><p>£1.07bn</p></td><td><p>£2,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£20-30k</p></td><td><p>180,000</p></td><td><p>£2.55bn</p></td><td><p>£10,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£30-40k</p></td><td><p>160,000</p></td><td><p>£3.78bn</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£40-50k</p></td><td><p>220,000</p></td><td><p>£8.01bn</p></td><td><p>£31,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 60890 question first answered 23/06/2020 14:42:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry